425th Bomb Group

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft heavy bomber
B-24 Liberator
conducted bombing raids
B-24_Liberators
gptkbp:airlines B-24_training_program
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:base gptkb:Boeing_Field
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:celebrates 425th_Bomb_Group_Memorial
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McGowan
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-01-15
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Pacific_Theater
Southwest_Pacific_Area
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:hasFacility maintained through reunions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historicalImpact significant in air warfare history
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 425th Bomb Group
gptkbp:insignia Banshee emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced future bombing strategies
gptkbp:militaryRank 425th_Bomb_Group_Association
gptkbp:mission over 200 missions
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname The Banshees
gptkbp:notableOperations Bombing_of_Japanese_targets
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:postWarCareer recognized for valor
reassigned to reserve
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic bombing
gptkbp:role bombardment
gptkbp:squadrons 2nd Squadron
3rd_Squadron
4th_Squadron
5th_Squadron
gptkbp:strategicGoals Japanese_military_installations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:307th_Bomb_Group
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Pacific_Islands
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Combat_Cargo_Group
gptkbp:training gptkb:Barksdale_Field
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Presidential Unit Citation
Banshee insignia
annual reunions held
Banshee symbol
gptkbp:unitHistory detailed in military archives
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1945-09-30